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Steel engraving Elderly school teacher punishing a boy with a cane from 1876
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). Portrait from indian rupee banknote close up
Vintage photograph of Sergeant of 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Regiment of Foot, Victorian British Army
Benjamin Franklin cut on new 100 dollars banknote isolated on white background
Image from 19th century.
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Portrait of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Paul Kruger), 3rd State President of the South African Republic (1825 - 1904). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the train from money - pounds
Vintage photograph W. G. Grace, an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Victorian 19th Century
Benjamin Franklin cut from 100 US dollar banknote and Nicolae Grigorescu cut out from 10 Romanian Lei banknote for design purpose
This is the original Joker playing card from the 'Shakespeare' 1895 deck, produced by Bernhard Dondorf in Germany for the London company C. W. Faulkner & Co. This card shows the Joker riding on the back of a donkey. Curiously, the quotation at the bottom 'Laugh and the world laughs with you' is not from Shakespeare, but from (Solitude) by 19th century poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. After 1902, this deck was published by Dondorf with different Jokers and plain Aces of Spades as 'No 192'. C. W. Faulkner and Co. operated from Golden Lane in London, EC1. From 1882 they worked as lithographers, and also printed in gravure. Their best-quality playing cards were those printed in Germany, some by Dondorf, prior to the First World War. C. W. Faulkner and Co. were best known for their postcards and greetings cards, including Misfitz, which they produced until about 1920. The company closed in 1956.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Giuseppe Verdi  (1813 –   1901) was an Italian Romantic composer. His operas such as  Rigoletto,  La traviata,  Nabucco and Aida are as popular today as when they were first written Etching is from a 1877 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Image from 1894 French book, about the New Adventures of the nephew of Robinson. Black and white illustrations of the era and culture of maritime advenure.\nHer we see an admiral courting and taking his hat of to a beautiful lady, by a stone bench.
Steel engraving Eremite writer poet writing a book  from 1876
Itagaki Taisuke a closeup portrait from old Japanese money - Yen
Vintage photograph of Queen Victoria, 19th Century
Benjamin Franklin cut from 100 US dollar banknote and Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
These playing cards show in caricature a well-known person from the Victorian era in Great Britain. The characters who are lampooned and the dated style of the illustrations suggest that they were drawn in around 1880. In this case the character is Benjamin Disraeli, prominent politician and favourite of Queen Victoria. Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881). Professor of the difficult art of how to do nothing. Disraeli first became Prime Minister of his own government in 1868. The caption may refer to the time before 1880 when Disraeli angered farmers by refusing to reinstate the Corn Laws, despite poor harvests. This game is attributed to games manufacturer Multum In Parvo ('much in a small space'). The company formed in the 1890s at 144 Falkland Road, Hornsey, London, N8. In 1931 the company was liquidated following almost continuous financial difficulties throughout the 1920s.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
19th century illustration of a scientist with microscopes, books, vials and bottles delving into the mysteries of the natural world.   From a 1876 copy of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Engraving of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, who was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Image adapted from Indian currency.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Davoe steel engraving published in 1881
Alfredo Vasquez Acevedo a closeup portrait from Uruguayan money - Peso
An etching of a younger Charles Dickens from a high school textbook published in 1906.
Benjamin Franklin cut from old 100 dollars banknote isolated on white background. Fragment
Otto von Bismarck and Emperor Napoleon III after his capture during the Battle of Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War. The German Empire/Imperial Germany era (circa mid 19th century). Vintage halftone photo etching circa late 19th century.
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